Senior Systems Engineer

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

Iridium is seeking an Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V) Systems Engineer to lead the research, development, testing and analysis of the Iridium System. The IV&V System Engineer will analyze system and segment level requirements, develop test requirements, generate test plans and procedures, and develop test automation requirements for all aspects of the Iridium system to ensure testability and requirement verification and validation. The System Engineer will also develop innovative solutions to improve testing efficiency and quality through process improvements, training, and automation. If you're passionate about utilizing your broad knowledge to deliver products and services, and supporting a diverse set of customers, then we want to talk to you.

What You'll Do:

Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to understand program needs and interpret the needs into the program scope, plan, and execution

• Analyze system and segment level requirements and allocate to appropriate level of test

• Work with segment teams to coordinate delivery, installation, integration, and test activities

• Lead creation of test strategy, test plan, and requirement matrices

• Track, investigate, and disposition issues with customers and stakeholders

• Provide requirements for testing and automation tools needed to support the integration, test, and analysis of products under test

• Lead the creation and management of project backlogs with input from all stakeholders

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline required

• 8+ years of relevant experience in aerospace or telecommunication industries

• In-depth knowledge of systems engineering methodologies and processes to include requirements definition, requirement allocation, system analyses, system trades, system verification, and anomaly resolution

• Practical understanding of Agile development and test methodologies

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey information to cross-departmental groups or those unfamiliar with the topic

• The ability to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team

• The ability to prioritize your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met

• A strong desire to learn, ask questions, take feedback, and incorporate new knowledge

• Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems, make decisions, and to prioritize and organize complex workflow involving multiple inter-related parallel efforts

• Proven track record of being a hands-on self-starter, capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a team

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

• Knowledge of telephony, cellular and/or satellite communications
• A strong knowledge of RF hardware, test equipment, design, and philosophy
• Experience testing in the Agile Software Development methodology
• Working knowledge of Linux

We'll Also Need You To:

• Willing and able to travel up to 15 days annually
• Willing and able to be on-call to support operational issues
• This position directly performs under, supports, or is exposed to a U.S. government contract. To comply with the requirements of that U.S. government contract, applicants for this position must be U.S. citizens

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.